Follow up on 3D TV

As a quick follow up on my '3D TV is just around the corner' post I note that Samsung have a very impressive line up of 3D TV solutions with one big TV at on $3300

Now all that's needed is the content to catch up. To be honest I think games will still lead the way and it'll wait for consoles to support the technology before adoption increases significantly.

in reference to: Craig Beattie, Information Systems Architect: Affordable 3D video games are already here, TV not far behind? (view on Google Sidewiki)

Note to self on April Fools posts - The Facebook Cap

They need to be done earlier in the day. Still I like my idea in this one - how much does a patent cost these days...

in reference to: Celent Blog » Facebook Cap tweets your thoughts (view on Google Sidewiki)

Affordable 3D video games are already here, TV not far behind?

With the rise of 3D cinematic experiences I thought 3D television wasn't too far away but would be very expensive.
I often look at what the computer games industry is doing as they tend to be the leading edge in terms of interactive technology so I was interested when I got an email through citing a 3D Vision ready screen. I have a GeForce 3D graphics card in my machine and it appears that for around £350 I can buy a 120 Hz screen and a pair of Glasses that turn any 3D game or rendered content into a true 3D experience. I'm surprised at how affordable this is, don't get me wrong £130 or so each for some glasses for a family is very expensive but for a young single well off male that wants to watch sports in 3D? It feels to me like 3D television is actually just round the corner and expensive but affordable right now.

in reference to: Scan.co.uk: VX2268wm - 22" Viewsonic VX2268WM, 3D 120Hz, Wide, Black/Silver, LCD, VGA/DVi, 20000:1, 300cdm2, 1680x1050, 2ms (view on Google Sidewiki)

Got my bit about social search and Google on the company blog

quite pleased to see it got some buzz and retweets around the twittersphere even though the details were a few weeks old.

best start on my next blog post on green IT that I promised. thoughts from readers welcome

in reference to: Celent Blog » Social Search Engine Optimisation? Google’s Buzz is part of a bigger strategy (view on Google Sidewiki)

Slightly positive view of Buzz

I chose to take a positive view of Buzz in this blog on my company website. The vast majority of coverage is focusing on the privacy concerns raised and in my opinion the press is blowing this out of proportion.

Still - it will be interesting to see how the law suits go.

in reference to: Celent Blog » Can Google Buzz teach insurers a few lessons about social networking? (view on Google Sidewiki)

What does Google know about your social circle?

Would be interesting to see how the privacy settings changes in facebook and other third party sites affect this content.

in reference to: http://www.google.com/s2/search/social#socialcircle (view on Google Sidewiki)

When will Google finally hit the sales big time?

Seems Google are still addressing some issues in their sales chain so they haven't quite cracked retail with their Nexus one phone but it does feel like they're making leaps and bounds and learning along the way.

Obviously their core market has been business customers from large corporates to small businesses selling services and hardware such as the google search appliance (that's right, despite so many reports Google have sold hardware before) but it is only in recent times that Google have started making major plays in terms of products for the mass market. The Chrome browser although free demonstrated a move towards supporting customers, providing an infrastructure for software updates and a support infrastructure aimed at the public. The Android platform went further introducing an app store and yielding income for Google (Google Checkout is used in the store). The Nexus one then builds on these two developments and is an interesting foray into consumer hardware. What will Google learn from the experience?

I think the very interesting question is will Google get it very very right with their Chrome OS Netbooks?

I think the tablet / slate PC's will be the fashionable talk of the town come mid 2010 but I really think Google will have the infrastructure and learnings to hit the cheap, low end netbook market with unprecedented force in late 2010 / early 2011.